REVIEWS
Looking for your next great read? Our editorial reviews spotlight Texas-connected books with honest, thoughtful, and professionally written evaluations from the Lone Star Lit team. Whether you’re in the mood for a gripping novel, a heartfelt memoir, or a fascinating nonfiction deep dive, our reviews offer insight into what makes each book stand out—without giving away any spoilers. Dive in and discover your next favorite story.
Lone Star Review: LETTERS TO GOYA
Francois Pointeau reviews James Magee’s Letters to Goya: Poems, Titles and Letters to the Dead
Lone Star Review: A COSMOLOGY OF MONSTERS
A review of Shaun Hamill’s debut novel, A Cosmology of Monsters
Lone Star Review: FATAL STRIKE
A review of Fatal Strike, the new novel from DiAnn Mills
Lone Star Review: POWER TRIP
A review of Michael Webber’s new book, Power Trip: The Story of Energy
Lone Star Review: RULE OF CAPTURE
Review of Christopher Brown’s second novel, RULE OF CAPTURE
Lone Star Review: Texas Flood: The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan
A review of the first comprehensive biography of Stevie Ray Vaughan
Lone Star Review: Outcry Witness by Thomas Zigal
“Zigal has taken this heinous issue and crafted an intriguing story about a murdered priest and the dirty truth that must no longer be ignored or concealed.”
Lone Star Review: VirginX by Natalia Treviño
Eloísa Pérez-Lozano reviews VirginX, the second poetry collection from Natalia Treviño
Lone Star Review: THE FLIGHT GIRLS BY NOELLE SALAZAR
A review of The Flight Girls, debut fiction about the women of the WASP program
Lone Star Review: Cabañuelas: A Novel by Norma Elia Cantú
A review of Cabañuelas: A Novel, the second novel from Texas ethnographer Norma Elia Cantú
Lone Star Review: PRAIRIE FEVER by Michael Parker
Austin’s Si Dunn reviews Prairie Fever, literary historical fiction, by Austin’s Michael Parker.
Lone Star Review: TEARS OF THE TRUFFLEPIG
A review of a debut novel Tears of the Trufflepig by Fernando A. Flores
